Snail farming pictures slide show

[Ismail AbdulAzeez]

Giorgos Karpodinis, a snail farmer and supplier to the Greek snail farming company Fereikos Helix, works on his farm in the village of Schimatari, some 70 km (43 miles) north of Athens January 27, 2012. Sisters, Maria and Panagiota Vlachou, set up their first farm in Korinthos and have since managed to expand their business throughout the country. Today Fereikos Helix operates as a family enterprise, aimed at educating young farmers or businessmen who would like to set up their own snail farm. It organises seminars for aspiring farmers, giving a picture of what life looks like when you own and run a snail farm, then buys the snails from the farmers at a pre-agreed price and exports most of them to European countries. In 2011, the company exported 50 percent of their produce to Italy, 20 percent to France and 10 percent to Switzerland. Picture taken January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: ANIMALS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOOD SOCIETY)

Source: sg.news.yahoo.com/photos/animal-slideshow-1312361350-slideshow/giorgos-karpodinis-snail-farmer-supplier-greek-snail-farming-photo-085831922.html

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